The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1887-05-28

buSIlf anu hiJtI n luAuilOus itdSb tut9 Ndih
up to the cashiers desk with a check for
fifteen cents. Il looks hopeful, this cheap
dairy in the center of our most fashionable
quarter, where a we'll dressed and we'll bred
lady is not ashamed to save her money even
ii her husband bias to earn 1t.
Henry George, the apostle Of land reform
and the prophet of the new milleneium, is
busily engaged with Doctor McGlynn in
1t is hardly necessary to say that my best
wishes go with them. should particular
ly like tae office of treasurer If the thing
goes on as it started last Sunday night.
far as the treasurer was concerned, If / had
10 found my irst colony in Canada. To-
wards the close of the meeting the audi
ence began pitching dollars, halls and
silver shower was four hundred dollars.
Not bad beginning for anti-poverty, but
have net yet heard that any poor man, ex-
cept Henry George, has been helped by the
contribution, though reserved seats cost
from % cents to dollar; not bad for pow
erty.
1t looks now as IL there was going TO be
a serious division in the Labor Party. An
srchy represents faction that will act in
dependently and cannot be overlooked.
Henry George represents a distinct party
looking to a national organization, the finaI
goal OF which is the White House TheH
comes the organization of the knights OF
Labor, which, in the last municipal battle
gave Mr. George whatever prominence he
has to-day. Will they rally around hin
again? or will labor relegate him back tC
to the front? The mystery is, why did the
labor vote pass John Swinton by and take
up Henry George? Henry George wrot,
Progress and Poverty" What of III
John Swinton said all you can fnd il
Progress and Poverty years and year!
ago; aye, and said it better than it ha!
been said before or since. A man of edu
cation, of large brain and varied accom-
/
Baptist cast, who, If needful, could go ella,
in skins and feed on locusts and wilt
honey.
Clear and distinct is the army of tn
Knights of Labor with Mr.. Powderly a
the leader, but whose political existence i
hourly threatened by rebellious faction
who hate and fear him. 1t is therefor
pretty certain that in New York at least
labor will not enter as unit into our mex
political fight. The methods of the Knight
in conducting their fights have alread
awakened bitter antagonisms which ar
crystalizing ali the Ioutside elements of or
position into national organization.
There are thousands of honest hard
working men who do not belong TO tn
Knights OF Labor, and who do not want t
belong to them, who will not quietly stan
by and see themselves stamped with ir
fanny, because they refuse to join their A!
! ISOLATION. As soon as the leader can b
found these thousands will form an Al
, socation of their own, the cornerstone {
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, workingman, and the absolute right to Sc
, his labor when and where he will to TIL
highest bidder.
A singular feature in the trial of Jak
Sharp, which is now approaching, is I'll
fact that the railroad he laid down by sue
infamous means, and which sent three a
dermen to prison and seven or eight int
, exile, and which may cost Mr.. Sharp h
liberty for many years to come, is a publ
| benefit which no man in New York woul
> willingly have removed, and which pays
| greater revenue TO the city than all the otl
r er railroads put together.
The city has profited by Jacobs villain
immensely, if villainy there was; bl
/ whether it did or whether it did not,
, proposes to make Jacob pay the piper.
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